Patch 1.21 and Helicopters

2006-03-09 23:24:36

#1

MooseRyder: Member; +37|6933|Montréal, Canada

Ok i installed the new patch. Went on a wake Island server with 2 other guys. So we decide to do some dog fight which was cool and one guy decided to get a chopper. So knowing he had the chopper i was like...LOL what about shooting him down with my 2 left missiles before to go reload. So i locked on him for 3 secondes minimum, he never used his flares and the missiles just went like...thru him and never hit him.

So im like...ok...maybe i didnt locked enough on him. So i go reload and I lock on him for atleast another 3 secondes and only 1 missiles out of the 5 launched hit him!!!!!!! so im like wow!!!! whats going...usually 2 missiles are enough to shot a chopper down when the pilot dont use flares.

the other guy in the other jet tried to shot down the chopper and had the same results as me. So finally i shot him down but it took 3 runs and 13 missiles to kill the chopper!!

What happen, which i dont understand is, u lock on the chopper, then shot your missiles and the missiles instead of hitting it, just go thru the chopper or like just go beside it and dont hurt him!!! its really weird...and it was on a server with the new 1.21 patch.

So im curious if any other Jet Pilots had the same problem as me with killing chopper down with the new patch?

The only good thing about this is, now i have to practice using my jet guns instead of only my missiles.

2006-03-09 23:58:05

#2

Stomper_40k: Re-Incarnation. You mean re-spawn right?; +44|6923|Cardiff - Wales - UK

Just installed patch this morning and i'll keep my eyes open for it. Just don't tell me Ea are gonna have to patch the patch for the patch or i'll be sick.

2006-03-10 00:42:37

#3

Asmodeane: Member; +0|6910|Hellsinki, Finland

Hmm, strange, that happened to me on Wake a few days ago, with Patch 1.2...

2006-03-10 01:17:19

#4

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6952|Canberra, AUS

Hmm... I've had this since the game was released...

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2006-03-10 02:02:17

#5

.-=5TON3R=-.: Member; +0|7000

sounds to me like the heli pilot changed to the passenger seat to lose the lock,its a good trick for avoiding aa & stuff.

2006-03-10 02:02:32

#6

Skruples: Mod Incarnate; +234|6978

Dont worry, EA will be addressing this issue in patch 1.22. You can be sure of that.

2006-03-10 03:15:16

#7

iD: Hates most server admins.; +7|6934

MooseRyder wrote:
the other guy in the other jet tried to shot down the chopper and had the same results as me. So finally i shot him down but it took 3 runs and 13 missiles to kill the chopper!!

this is how it should be, else taking down helicopters is too easy. good pilots can still gun them down within 5 seconds, so you might try improving your flight skills a bit. then, taking out helicopters is much more fun. no random missiles, no need for any lucky shot, just your own good work

2006-03-10 03:37:01

#8

sausage: Member; +-1|6908

Attack choppers seem to have a weird clipping bug around the middle section, try coming in from behind or the front so your aimin for cockpit/tail instead of the side

Last edited by sausage (2006-03-10 03:37:17)

2006-03-10 04:36:16

#9

LuitenantLt.Smash: Member; +0|6961|UK

Could be that your comp didn't show him using the flares...? just a thought

2006-03-10 13:31:53

#10

MooseRyder: Member; +37|6933|Montréal, Canada

Yeah im gonna start using a lot more my jet guns now. But that stuff hapened after i installed the new patch and before it took me like 3 missiles to shot him down even if the pilot was using his flares.

To asnwer some questions above...I was locked on it behind him everytime. I never lost my lock on him. And no my graphic card does show the flares i got a NVIDIA GeForce 6400 GT. theres no way it doesn show the flares.

I used the chopper today and the jet pilots was winning and bitching that the missiles werent hitting me lol was funny. What i think happen is but im not sure...

By Fixing the issue that caused heat seaking missiles to ziz-zag. well instead....1 missiles out of like 5 hit the chopper even if u lock on him 4 secondes before shooting all ur missiles.

The good thing out of it, Its gonna oblige me to start using my jet guns,so when im gonna be good with them, im gonna turn into a Plane Whore lol.

Last edited by MooseRyder (2006-03-10 13:32:25)

2006-03-10 18:55:45

#11

masculata: Member; +24|6954|45° 30',North by 73° 35',West

Skruples wrote:
Dont worry, EA will be addressing this issue in patch 1.22. You can be sure of that.

LMFAO !! thx

2006-03-11 10:13:22

#12

VeNg3nCe^: ¦Tactics Øver Principles¦; +314|6983|Antarctica

The hitmesh on choppers is done very poorly, high speed projectiles such as missiles usually travel through choppers unless you hit the tail.

2006-03-11 11:07:31

#13

.:ronin:.|Patton: Respekct dad i love u always; +946|7087|Marathon, Florida Keys

AA's are nerfed again w00t, time to attack teh carrier

https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/patton1337/stats.jpg

2006-03-11 11:32:09

#14

CackNBallz: Member; +45|7021|Toronto, Canada

.-=5TON3R=-. wrote:
sounds to me like the heli pilot changed to the passenger seat to lose the lock,its a good trick for avoiding aa & stuff.

Hmmm... Could this be applied in the bomber?

2006-03-11 11:48:15

#15

Mike_J: Member; +68|6947

MooseRyder wrote:
The only good thing about this is, now i have to practice using my jet guns instead of only my missiles.

practice? you should be really good with those by now. lol. i really can't recall anytime i used the heat seeking missiles prior to 1.2.

2006-03-11 12:56:04

#16

IBKCKNURASS: Corrosion Inhibitor; +172|7015

I have to agree something is definaly off with the choppers. I had to adjust my sensitivity for no reason. but they still fly funny.

2006-03-11 20:41:36

#17

Cr33d0: Member; +0|7006

Rockets will actually go through the side opening of the Blackhawk without stopping... I've done it alot..

2006-03-11 22:06:00

#18

dubbs: Member; +105|6910|Lexington, KY

Stomper_40k wrote:
Just installed patch this morning and i'll keep my eyes open for it. Just don't tell me Ea are gonna have to patch the patch for the patch or i'll be sick.

Isn't this the way EA does everything. They patch patches for patches that patched the other patche that was used to patch the game to begin with, which was better before any of the patches were released.

Skruples wrote:
Dont worry, EA will be addressing this issue in patch 1.22. You can be sure of that.

Yea, they say they addressed it but it will be fixed in BF3. Just like the red bug, which introduced the blue bug.

Last edited by dubbs (2006-03-11 22:06:43)

2006-03-11 22:27:02

#19

TrollmeaT: Aspiring Objectivist; +492|6950|Colorado

I've encountered no problems with the new patch but only played for like 4 hours last night.

2006-03-11 22:44:47

#20

MooseRyder: Member; +37|6933|Montréal, Canada

Well i played today and use the jet for awhile and i was killing choppers not to easily but not to bad, so maybe it was me that was playin shitty the other day lol.

One cool thing. The flares now do really there job since the missiles dont zig zag around anymore.

2006-03-16 16:51:02

#21

dubbs: Member; +105|6910|Lexington, KY

I don't know if anyone has looked at the videos that come with BF2 Fan kit 2.0 but it has a video with that shoows this "glitch" and makes it look as if it is part of the game. They even use slow mo to show it off.

2006-03-16 17:28:05

#22

bulletsinurface: teh 1337 SuXorR; +27|6911|Canada Ontario

Yah i've had it happen quite a bit,and it was with a nice nice ping so i wasn't lagging i had an 11 ping and shot all missiles at chopper and none hit (was locked on since he came into view)

2006-03-17 04:04:06

#23

Sp0ng3h: Member; +0|6894

I don't find it too bad, a) I gun b) normally get 2/3 hits from the 6 missiles

I've also had this bug with the hele tv missiles tho, reallly annoying when u actually view yourself fly through a chopper, I'll try + get a fraps vid of this cos its quite amusing.

2006-03-17 17:51:57

#24

kingkong777: Member; +-1|6947

yeah this is annoying me now
i've seen missiles go through helicopters thanks to this path
useless

2006-03-21 21:11:16

#25

skratch-x: Member; +25|6914|NY, USA

Yeah attack choppers seem to be impossible to hit with airplane missiles nowadays. And two AA missiles usually don't destroy a chopper. It's pretty frustrating, but if you use your vulcan right you can take them out with a J-10 no problemo.

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